Managing myocardial infarction in the elderly: Time to bury inappropriate concerns instead

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 887-889

  Gershlick, Anthony H ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 65249107750     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp117     Document Type: Editorial

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